Afghanistan United Front Claims 116 Attacks, 153 Taliban Fighters Killed in 100 Days

KABUL (Terror Monitor) — The Afghanistan United Front (AUF), an armed opposition group led by former Afghan army general Sami Sadat, has claimed responsibility for 116 attacks against Taliban forces over a 100-day period, saying the operations killed 153 Taliban personnel and wounded 83 others.

In a statement marking the 100th day of its armed campaign, Sadat said the attacks were carried out across 23 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. He claimed that approximately 60 percent of the operations took place in Kandahar and Helmand, two southern provinces that have long been regarded as important political and ideological strongholds of the Taliban.

The group’s claims have not been independently verified, and there has been no confirmation of the reported casualty figures from the Taliban authorities or independent sources.

Sadat said the United Front had established contacts with national and local influential figures across all 34 Afghan provinces, adding that public support for opposition to Taliban rule was growing.

He said the group’s political commission was working to bring together different political figures and national leaders in an effort to build a united platform for the establishment of a new political system in Afghanistan.

Opposition campaign and political objectives

The Afghanistan United Front says its campaign is aimed at ending Taliban rule and restoring a constitutional political order in the country.

Outlining the movement’s objectives, Sadat said they included the restoration of a constitutional system, the elimination of terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan, and the protection of Afghan women’s rights and freedoms.

He also criticised the Taliban authorities for failing to secure broad international diplomatic recognition, particularly from the United States and European countries.

Sadat called on Russia to reconsider its position towards the Taliban government and its support for the authorities in Kabul.

Russia, however, formally recognised the Taliban administration in July 2025, becoming the first country to do so. Moscow said the decision was intended to strengthen cooperation with Afghanistan in areas including security, counterterrorism, trade and economic development, according to Reuters.

Growing activity by anti-Taliban groups

The latest announcement comes amid reports of increased activity by armed groups opposing Taliban rule.

Terror Monitor Monitoring, in an analysis published in August 2026, identified several anti-Taliban armed organisations, including the Afghanistan United Front, the National Resistance Front and the Afghanistan Freedom Front.

The Terror Monitor report said these groups had continued to carry out attacks, including ambushes, targeted operations and strikes against Taliban positions. However, it noted that their military capabilities remained limited and fragmented, with many of their claims difficult to verify independently.

The Terror Monitor also reported that the Afghanistan United Front was established in the United States in late 2023 by Sami Sadat, a former commander of Afghan special operations forces. The group announced the launch of its armed operations in July 2026.

Independent assessments highlight verification challenges

International assessments have repeatedly pointed to the difficulty of establishing the scale and impact of armed opposition activities in Afghanistan.

The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), citing United Nations reporting in its 2026 Afghanistan country assessment, said the UN had verified 277 attacks by armed opposition groups between August 2024 and July 2025. These included 165 attacks attributed to the National Resistance Front and 55 to the Afghanistan Freedom Front, while other incidents were attributed to smaller groups or remained unclaimed.

The EUAA said the armed opposition did not pose a significant challenge to the Taliban authorities’ control of Afghan territory. It also noted that no resistance group was controlling territory in the country at the time covered by its assessment.

More recent UN reporting has also documented continued opposition activity. Between May and July 2026, armed groups opposing the Taliban claimed 88 incidents across 21 provinces, of which the United Nations verified 55, according to reporting on the Secretary-General’s assessment.

Despite the reported increase, the UN continued to describe the opposition groups as fragmented and said their operations had not significantly challenged Taliban control.

The Afghanistan United Front’s latest figures therefore provide an account of the campaign from the group itself, rather than independently established casualty statistics. The absence of independent access to many conflict locations and the lack of confirmation from opposing sides continue to complicate efforts to assess the actual scale of armed resistance in Afghanistan.